by Doug Denison and Jonathan Starkey The News Journal June 18, 2013 State officials announced Monday that higher personal income tax collections helped produce an extra $21.3 million for lawmakers to budget in the coming year, and Gov. Jack Markell proposed using $8 million of that to bail out Delaware’s three casinos struggling with regional…
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Dear Senators and Representatives: On behalf of the League of Women Voters of Delaware, thank you for your support of the Bike and Pedestrian Improvements program in last year’s Bond Bill. We ask that you continue your support in the FY14 Bond Bill. We urge you to keep intact the Bike and Pedestrians Improvements…
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If you care about cycling in Delaware but you’ve never contacted your elected representatives in Dover, today would be a good day to do that for the first time. Our elected representatives in Dover will vote THIS WEEK (week of June 17) on DelDOT’s annual capital authorization. It will be up to them to decide…
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There is a Public Workshop regarding Bike Facility Improvements for Wilmington. We encourage anyone who can attend to please do so. The more people who attend these events the the louder our voice will be. Subject: City of Wilmington Bike Facility Improvements Location: Woodlawn Branch Library Date: 06/13/2013 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM County: New Castle…
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This week (week of June 17) the most important vote for cycling in Delaware in 2013 will happen. By contacting your state senator and representative today, you can help influence this vote. Delaware was recently named the #5 Bicycle Friendly State in America by the League of American Bicyclists. We (obviously!) want to keep this…
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The Delaware House of Representatives recently recognized our Executive Director, James Wilson, for his commitment to making Delaware a bicycle-friendly state. We know that James works tirelessly and doggedly on behalf of Bike Delaware to raise awareness amongst our elected officials and DelDOT employees regarding improving bicycle safety and bicycle facilities across the state. He…
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Next week, a committee of the Delaware General Assembly will vote on whether to authorize funding for cycling improvements by the Delaware Department of Transportation next year. For cyclists in Delaware, this is the most important vote of 2013. Let me repeat that: this is the most important vote of 2013. Last year, the Delaware…
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“Delaware, over the last couple of years, has made a commitment and put significant resources toward creating new and improving current pathways and trails in our state. Gov. Jack Markell called this the First State in Pathways and Trails initiative. “The bold vision was to create an interconnected network of attractive and safe routes…
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I am a seasoned transportation cyclist. I’ve been using the bicycle as my primary means of transportation for 15 of the last 25 years and as a close second for those other 10 years. I “take” the (travel) lane when I want to. I ride up Main Street in Newark in the middle of the…
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Oregon is currently ranked 3rd in bike friendliness nationally. In a 2011 Harris poll asking Americans which state they would most like to live in, Oregon ranked 7th. It has not one, not two, but three “gold” and “platinum” bicycle-friendly communities (Corvallis, Eugene and, of course, Portland). At least some, and maybe a whole lot,…
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